Potters Waste Management (Potters) has won a five-year deal to become the sole contractor for household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) in Powys.

The Welshpool-based company, part of the Potter Group, already operates Powys County Council’s HWRCs in Welshpool and Newtown. Under the new contract, Potters will manage these two HWRCs as well as those in Brecon and Ystradgynlais from 1 July. The company will also run the new Radnorshire HWRC when it opens next year.

Although the materials accepted will remain the same, under the new contract, members of the public will be asked to provide proof of address before entering the HWRCs, to ensure that only those living in the area are using the council’s facilities.

It is hoped that the contract will help ‘maximise recycling’ at the sites and help create up to 10 new jobs.

James Potter, Managing Director of the Potters Group, said: “We are very pleased to have successfully tendered for a new five-year contract to run Powys County Council-owned household waste recycling centres.

“We are honoured to become the sole contractor in Powys and will work alongside the council to help improve recycling targets.”

Councillor John Powell, Powys County Council’s portfolio holder for waste and recycling, also commented, stating: “We are delighted to be able to award these contracts and are looking forward to working closely with Potters Waste Management to improve both recycling rates at these sites and the service to the public.

“We would ask that the public help us to achieve our targets by pre-sorting their waste and recyclables before taking them to the centres as well as maximising the opportunities for recycling from the kerbside.”

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